• He led the formation of Breakthrough Energy Coalition on 30 November 2015 to reduce demand for fossil fuels - Bill Gates

• The leaders of a global conglomerate company who were awarded with
the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Asian Business Leadership
Forum (ABLF) Series in Dubai are – Hinduja Brothers

• The former
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso who in November 2015 became newly elected
President of the African country is - Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

• The movie which won the Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film at the
46th International Film Festival of India is - Embrace of the Serpent

• The Polish professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern
Munich awarded with four separate official Guinness World Records
certificates is - Robert Lewandowski

• The theme of the World AIDS Day that was observed on 1 December 2015 - Getting to zero, End AIDS by 2030

• The initiative launched by India and France jointly on 30 November 2015 - International Solar Alliance

• Place where the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) began on 30 November 2015 - Paris

• International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 30 November 2015 included
China's Yuan into its elite reserve currency basket with effect from - 1
October 2016

• The Union Government on 30 November 2015 launched
the injectable Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) as part of its
commitment to - the Global Polio Endgame Strategy

• Outlining
India's initiatives and stand on climate issues and on the basis of 2005
levels, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India will reduce its
emissions intensity by 33 percent of its GDP by - 2030

• The
Philippines has refuted China's claims over islands in the South China
Sea, during week-long proceedings at an arbitration court in - The Hague

• Japanese whaling ships have departed for this 2015 Antarctic hunt,
despite international opposition from - the port of Shimonoseki in
south-western Japan

• The renowned sarangi player belonging to Sainia Gharana who died on 30 November 2015 in New Delhi is - Ustad Sabri Khan

• The renowned violinist who will be awarded with the Sangeet Samman at
the ITC Sangeet Sammelan 2015 which will commence on 4 December 2015 in
Kolkata is - Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

• He won gold medal in
the seventh WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Championships in
fitness physique category – Thakur Anoop Singh

• The percentage with which the Indian economy grew by between July and September 2015 – 7.4%

• He assumed the presidency of the Royal Society on 1 December 2015 in London – Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

• President Pranab Mukherjee on 1 December 2015 gave assent to
Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to allow women to work in night shifts.
The bill was passed by the state legislature of – Maharashtra

• The major Latin American country which has been facing the longest recession since the 1930s is – Brazil

• The second season of the International Premier Tennis League was inaugurated in – Japan

• The state government that on 1 December 2015 declared the entire state as drought hit is - Jharkhand

• Indian-American techie who has been appointed as advisor to the
Accessible India campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Pranav Desai

• The veteran industrialist associated with the Chettinad Group of
Companies who died on 2 December 2015 in Chennai is - MAM Ramaswamy

• The Senior Janata Dal (United) leader elected as the new Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly is – Vijay Kumar Chaudhary

• Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 gave its approval for signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding in the field of water resources management
between India and – Israel

• Indian-American professor who was
named as the chair of the prestigious Radiological Society of North
America (RSNA) Board of Directors on 2 December 2015 is - Vijay M Rao

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities was observed across
the world on 3 December 2015 with the theme - Inclusion matters: access
and empowerment for people of all abilities

• The Union Cabinet
on 2 December 2015 approved the signing of the agreement on visa
facilitation for Diplomatic, Official/Service and Ordinary passport
holders with - Iran

• Bhopal on 3 December 2015 observed the 31st
anniversary of gas leak tragedy, one of the worst industrial disasters
of the world that occurred on - 2 and 3 December 1984

• The
nationwide campaign for persons with disabilities launched by Arun
Jaitley on 3 December 2015 in New Delhi is - Accessible India Campaign

• The state which became India’s first state to launch Rotavirus vaccination project is – Himachal Pradesh

• The percentage to which the priority sector lending target for RRBs was increased to by the RBI – 75%

• The country that topped the November 2015 edition of FIFA World Rankings – Belgium

• India’s rank in November 2015 edition of FIFA World Rankings - 166

• A broad coalition of 290 organisations on 2 December 2015 announced
Paris Pact that is related to - Water and Climate Change Adaptation

• Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 approved Regional Centre for
Biotechnology Bill, 2015 to give legal status to an already established
institution that is located in the city – Faridabad

•
Vyachakurahalli village became first smokeless village in the country in
December 2015. The village belongs to the state – Karnataka

•
The Navy day is celebrated on 4 December to commemorate the success of
Operation Trident of Indian Navy on - Karachi Harbour during the 1971
Indo-Pak war

• United States Defence Secretary Ash Carter on 3
December 2015 announced that all combat roles in the US military will be
opened to - women

• The International Energy Agency (IEA) said
that climate pledges made for the Paris conference will slow growth in
energy related emissions, which account for - two-thirds of total green
house gas emissions